rally

1. N-COUNT A rally is a large public meeting that is held in order to show support for something such as a political party. 集会

About three thousand people held a rally to mark international human rights day. 大约三千人举行集会以纪念国际人权日。

2. V-T/V-I When people rally to something or when something rallies them, they unite to support it. 一致支持; 团结起来

Her cabinet colleagues have continued to rally to her support. 她的内阁同僚们继续团结一致地支持她。

3. V to bring (a group, unit, etc) into order, as after dispersal, or (of such a group) to reform and come to order 重整; 整编

the troops rallied for a final assault

4. V-I When someone or something rallies, they begin to recover or improve after having been weak. 恢复健康; 好转

He rallied enough to thank his doctors. 他身体恢复得能向医生们道谢了。

5. N-COUNT Rally is also a noun. 恢复健康; 好转

After a brief rally the shares returned to $2.15. 短暂的反弹之后，股票回到了$2.15。

6. N-COUNT A rally in tennis, badminton, or squash is a continuous series of shots that the players exchange without stopping. (网球、羽毛球、壁球中的) 连续对打

...a long rally. …一阵长时间的连续对打。

7. N-COUNT A rally is a competition in which vehicles are driven over public roads. 公路车赛

Carlos Sainz of Spain has won the New Zealand Motor Rally. 西班牙的卡洛斯·赛恩斯在新西兰摩托车公路赛中获胜。

8. V to mock or ridicule (someone) in a good-natured way; chaff; tease (善意地)取笑; 打趣